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It highlights peer influence, social media aspirations, and private education as key drivers. The Education Ministry responds with home visits, counselling, and absenteeism monitoring, but observes that outcomes remain slow. 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\nHE11,412 teenagers who went missing in last year'sSijil Pelajaran Malaysia(SPM)examinations can besplit into two main groups:those who want to sit forthe SPM but were forced away by extenuating cir-cumstances and those who just don't want to.The firstcategory can be due to all sorts of travails that can derail ayoung life,such as working to support families,a death in thefamily,unstable home environments,or illness or healthcomplications.It is the second category that is the mostdisturbing:students influenced by peers that further ed-ucation is of little value.This perception-is aggravated by theobsession to become social media influencers,anything toavoid slogging for higher education.There is also a thirdcategory:those eschewing the nationalsystem to be privatelyeducated.  \nAlarmed by the dropouts,the Education Ministry is taking  \naction by mobilising home visits,providing counselling and  \nmonitoring absenteeism.But still,the decision to take the  \nexamination or dropout ultimately lieswith thestudent.The  \nministry was somewhat successful under the Education De-  \nvelopment Plan(2013-2025)in  \n....there may  \ngetting dropouts to return to  \nschool.As alarming as last year's  \nbe a  \n11,412 SPM dropouts were,it was  \nmutinous lot who  \nan improvement from the 19,311  \nwill still opt out  \nin 2020.These efforts are slow,  \nbut a faster,more punitive pro-  \ndespite knowing  \nposal is in the works:making sec-  \nthe consequences.  \nondary schooleducation compul-  \nsory,with dropouts liable to a  \nRM5,000 fine or six months'im-  \nprisonment.These measures in the Education(Amendment)  \nBill 2025 just tabled in Parliament,if adopted,should  \nshrink dropout rates as parents are forced to ensure their  \nchildren stay in school.The government views the bill as a  \nway to improve literacy and skills,and reduce youth un-  \nemployment,narrow income gap and improve socioeconom-  \nic status.  \nHowever,a word of caution:there may be a mutinous lot  \nwho will still opt out despite knowing the consequences.  \nPerhaps the government should continue focusing on slow  \nbut positive intervention,rather than punitive measures.  \nDragging unrelenting parents or students to court or pe-  \nnalising them are terrible optics that'll whip up public back-  \nlash,besides further exposing a failededucation system.","cbCaiouX4yyEfnob","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiouX4yyEfnob","pdf",474133,"English","# Reducing SPM dropouts\n## Reasons for dropout\n## Ministry response and progress\n## Proposed punitive measures and cautions","[{\"question\":\"What are the two main groups behind last year’s SPM dropouts?\",\"answer\":\"The document distinguishes students who wanted to sit for SPM but were forced away by extenuating circumstances, and students who do not want to continue with the exams or education.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the Education Ministry plan to reduce SPM dropout rates?\",\"answer\":\"It mobilizes home visits, provides counselling, and monitors absenteeism, aiming to bring students back to school.\"},{\"question\":\"What penalties are discussed in the 2025 Education (Amendment) Bill?\",\"answer\":\"The proposal includes making secondary education compulsory, with dropouts liable to a RM5,000 fine or six months’ imprisonment if adopted.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the document caution against relying only on punitive measures?\",\"answer\":\"It warns that some students may still opt out despite penalties, and that dragging parents or students to court can create public backlash and expose broader education-system failures.\"}]","Reducing SPM dropouts - Positive interventions better than criminal penalties | PDF"]